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Skywatch: 2 May 08
National Astronomy Day

National Astronomy Day is Saturday, May 10th, 2008. Clark Planetarium joins with Meade Telescopes, Astronomy Magazine, and the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, in offering discounted tickets, free lectures and star parties, and a telescope giveaway.

Please click here for details.


Planet/Moon viewing hints (based on Friday, 5/9/08):
PLANET EVENT TIME CONSTELLATION MAGNITUDE COMMENTS
Mercury SET 10:30 pm Taurus
-0
Venus
not easily visible
Mars SET 1:45 am Cancer
+1.5
Jupiter RISE 1:15 am Sagittarius
-2.5
Saturn TRANSIT 8:30 pm Leo
+0.5

2008 MOON PHASES (MST/MDT) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
New Moon 8 6 7 5 5 3 2 1/30 29 28 27 27
1st Quarter 15 13 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 5 5
Full Moon 22 20 21 20 19 18 18 16 15 14 12 12
3rd Quater 29 28 29 28 27 26 25 23 21 21 19 19
  • Feb 20 -- Lunar eclipse visible from western USA.
  • 1/29; 7/9; 9/21; 11/12 -- These events may appear on calendars as occurring on the following date due to the time of the event occurring near midnight. Therefore, time zone changes will result in date changes.
  • Aug 1 & 30 -- Two New Moon events in the same month.

Data about bright passes of the International Space Station can be found on our Night Sky Calendar. There are no significant passes through May 3rd.

Click the "Night Sky Calendar" link above to see calendar information on the Moon, seasons, and other interesting events.




Clark Planetarium, in cooperation with Stardate, has produced a short video segment, 2 minutes long, on black holes called, "Escaping Oblivion." This video clip is available in may formats/sizes. Please choose one below.

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